Week of January 30, 2023     |    Norton Elementary PTA Newsletter 

Hello Norton Knight Families!

We've adopted a new Knightly Newsletter format to share PTA information with our Norton community this semester.

Even though Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog, has predicted six more weeks of winter, the Norton PTA is already hard at work planning for the spring! We have lots of information to share about the many events happening in our school in the upcoming weeks. Be sure to check out the calendar below!  Our parent volunteers help make our events amazing! Please take a look at the Volunteers Section to see if there's anything you can do to help.

Our Norton PTA board is so excited to bring the spring events to our current and incoming students and families. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions. The Norton PTA is here to help!

Faye Cagle
President of Norton PTA
president@ptanorton.org
Join the PTA! ptanorton.org

A long-standing tradition at Norton Elementary is the annual Multicultural Celebration. There will be events both during the school day and in the evening including dance performances, storytelling, and cultural booths. Visit the Multicultural Day webpage for more information and opportunities to volunteer.

LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED! 

Norton Elementary will participate in the Allen ISD tradition of LOVE WEEK (2/13-2/17).  Mark your calendars for the dress up days and spirit nights. All proceeds from Love Week 2023 will be donated to The Children's Advocacy Center of Collin Country.

Friday, February 3 is the last day to register at the $25 entry fee rate and be guaranteed a race t-shirt. The price of entry increases to $30 through 2/25.  Norton Knights currently have 125 registrations and our goal is 300 by 2/25. If we can have 6 more registrations from each class, we can LEVEL UP to 300! We can do this together Norton Knights!

Registrants can choose: 1 mile Fun Run/Walk; 5K Run/Walk; Virtual Run - Race Anywhere! (Great for out-of-town relatives who wish to support our school); Sleep In Entry (Support Norton from the comfort of your bed!).

REGISTER NOW! runsignup.com/alleneaglerun (choose: Norton)

Get excited for the Spring Book Fair because BOOKS ARE MAGIC!

The magic doesn't happen without our wonderful book fair volunteers. No prior experience is necessary, just a POSITIVE ATTITUDE!

VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP: https://signup.com/go/XCevbjr

Visit the Norton Book Fair Website for more information.

BOOK FAIR HOURS

*Between 7:30 am - 7:45 am, students will not be allowed into the book fair without their adult.

**The book fair is open to all shoppers on Friday evening, 2/24, but you must have a pre-registered ticket to attend the Family Science Night event happening at the same time.

The Allen Eagle and our own Norton Knight greeted students and promoted the Allen Eagle Run at morning carpool drop off!

We love our volunteers and appreciate any amount of time you are able to give. Short on time? We also have opportunities for items to be donated to various events. See below for a list of our current volunteer opportunities.

You must be an approved Allen ISD volunteer to volunteer on our campus. The Allen ISD volunteer application must be completed and renewed annually.  

Every year, the Norton PTA gives each Norton teacher a grant to buy supplies for their classroom. The proceeds from PTA membership and fundraising makes this possible!

Mr. Allen-Wade teachers fourth grade ELA. He has been so supportive across our campus this year! He coached UIL, judged the Spelling Bee, hosted a student teacher, runs our carpool, and so much more. We appreciate all he does for our campus community!

Thank you to Montgomery Insurance Agency / Farmers Insurance for sponsoring Norton's Knight of the Month. This program recognizes a Norton teacher or staff member every month for their outstanding work and dedication to our school.

Please join us in recognizing these January Allen ISD Council of PTAs Citizenship Award winners. Each of these wonderful individuals have given their time to make Norton a better place for our students and staff. Congratulations and thank you, Sneja Gorijala, Peyton DeLeon, and Deborah Trice!

Come check out some of Allen ISD's visual arts and photography Reflections entries on display at Blue House Too Art Gallery from January 26 -February 16, 2023. Our own Norton Knight 4th grader Sanjith Guttikonda has a piece of artwork on display.

Did you know you can make donates to the Norton PTA through your everyday shopping and grocery purchases? All donations go directly to support the programs and events our organization offers. No amount is too small - please consider signing up with the shopping partners programs. For more information, go to Norton PTA Shopping Partners.

Frances E Norton Elementary PTA (Allen ISD, TX)

1120 Newport Drive

Allen TX 75013

www.ptanorton.org